Sylvia Park

Hi! Today(10th of January) is almost a week that i’m here. It has been great so far but i’m missing Hannah and H so much that i almost had a nervous breakdown an hour ago but i talked to God and asked Him to give me strength and the patience to hang on until they are here.I signed the contract today. I bargained with Frank and finally he agreed to the 205-315 deal. So i only pay 205 a week and he pays the remaining of the 520 rent. It’s fair i think because he’s staying upstairs and his level is so nicely done and spacious. Mine is still horribly shabby. The owner said that he’ll do up nice and tidy for me. I hope so. So now i have to wait till then end of January before i can move out. I feel as if i’m overstaying my stay even though i am paying half of the rent now. I guess my roomie and i just need to get adjusted with one another.Today i went to Northcote by bus with Frank. It’s not that far from the city.I’m actually looking forward to leaving on my own. I’m going to try and look out for a one bedroom apartment. I need to be by myself and i think we’ll be more of a good friends if i do that.

Okay the trip to Nothcote today went well and Frank introduced me to Adam. He has been here for nearly 8 years and the reason being that he’s here to mend a broken heart. According to Frank, he was in love with this Sabahan girl and it was forbidden by the girl’s parent because she’s a Christian. Interesting eh? Everybody has a sad story in their closet. After signing the contract we stopped by at the nice couple’s house (the one who picked me up from the airport) and as usual, the wife cooked and this time it’s mee kuah. There were two other MALAY couples in the house and i knew one of them from work. He’s the chatty guy that i met somewhere at work either in a meeting or a training but we’ve talked before and he was telling me a lot of stuff- the dos and donts and he has been here only for three months. After eating, Frank signalled me that we need to leave and Adam is taking us home in his red bmw. He’s nice and has an eclectic interest in music. He listens to Carla Bruni and after riding with Adam, i’m beginning to like Carla Bruni. Her music is almost in the same league as Atrud Gilberto.Almost. Adam took us for a grocery shopping and then he took us to Sylvia Park because he needed to buy his flat screen tv and he thought i could use some retail therapy after the information laden session i had with Rod(the guy from work). It was a bit scary when he’s very aware of what’s happening around us. Anyway, Sylvia Park proved to be a good therapy for me. It’s good to be somewhere familiar. It’s almost exactly like the carousel mall in Perth except it doesn’t have a carousel. I took pixs of myself and got glances from some people. But i don’t care.It’s a free country and i can do whatever i want. I still miss home painfully. But i’m getting use to this and i’ll get a place of my own soon. I might just check out the place that Sam stayed when he was here with the gang. I think it’s about 20-30 dollars a day and it’s self contained. I hope they have internet connection if not i’ll just hang out at starbucks. Tomorrow, i’ll cook my cheesecake and i’m thinking of checking out the new market mall near the harbour. Surprisingly, i’m not that tempted to splurge and i’m kind of careful in spending money. At Sylvia park, i only bought a jacket for Hannah at pumpkin patch because it was on sale and my shampoo. So far that i’m here, i’ve only bought a slipper and school bag for me. Nothing else. I’m so proud of myself. It’s not that i don’t have enough cash , i do. In fact i haven’t use much of the money.I have rent money till March and some still left to spare. It’s just that everything you do will be much better if it is shared. Unfortunately, i’m alone now.

Okay...it’s almost midnight and i need to hit the sack. Gotta go. I pray that Hannah and H will join me soon. Adios!